Emily Henkle

TL;DR: The burden of pneumococcal pneumonia is measured by applying the proportion of pneumonia cases caused by S pneumoniae derived from efficacy estimates from vaccine trials to WHO country-specific estimates of all-cause pneumonia cases and deaths, using disease incidence and case-fatality data from a systematic literature review.

TL;DR: Global burden of Hib disease is substantial and almost entirely vaccine preventable, and expanded use of Hib vaccine could reduce childhood pneumonia and meningitis, and decrease child mortality.

TL;DR: Even in this population with access to care and lengthy follow-up, only a fraction of expected viral hepatitis infections were identified, which has implications for the identification and care of 4-5 million US residents with HBV and HCV infection.

TL;DR: Baseline demographic, hospitalization, and mortality data from CHeCS highlight the substantial US health burden from chronic viral hepatitis, particularly among persons born during 1945-1964.

TL;DR: In a large observational cohort, FIB-4 was good at differentiating 5 stages of chronic HCV infection and can be useful in screening patients who need biopsy and therapy, for monitoring patients with less advanced disease, and for longitudinal studies.